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Pogacar Dominates Tour de Suisse, Wins by 6:32

6/22/2026

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Pogacar Wins Tour

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) won the 2026 Tour de Suisse by 6:32 over Richard Carapaz.
He clinched the race with a 150.7-km stage win to Villars-sur-Ollon, finishing seven seconds ahead of Lenny Martinez.
Pogacar attacked with about 8 km left, catching Martinez with 850 m remaining on a climb that rose 4,226 m.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG took four of five stages and posted the largest overall margin since 1959.

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Pogacar TT Victory

Tadej Pogacar won his 11th season race in the 23.7-km Aarburg time trial.
The victory marked his 11th win in just 15 race days.
Urska Zigart, Pogacar’s partner, suffered a hard crash during the Tour.
Tomorrow’s stage will include three full and two partial climbs of the Col de la Croix over 152 km.
Mathieu van der Poel’s near-victory was hailed as a confidence boost ahead of the Tour de France.

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Pogacar Wins Tour

Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) won the 2026 Tour de Suisse by 6:32 over Richard Carapaz.
He clinched the race with a 150.7-km stage win to Villars-sur-Ollon, finishing seven seconds ahead of Lenny Martinez.
Pogacar attacked with about 8 km left, catching Martinez with 850 m remaining on a climb that rose 4,226 m.
UAE Team Emirates-XRG took four of five stages and posted the largest overall margin since 1959.

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